A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c15.12

c15.12

Rājendra III, who was installed as yuvarāja in 1246, was a much abler prince than Rājarāja III. He made a strenuous effort to revive Chola power and would have succeeded even better than he did but for Someśvara's interference. Rājendra attacked the Pāndyas and defeated two Pāndyan princes, one of whom was Māravarman Sundara Pāndya II (acc. 1238). Someśvara now took the side of the Pāndyas to prevent the complete restoration of Chola authority, defeated Rājendra in battle and then made peace with him. In the north Rājendra commanded the alliance of Choḍa Tikka of Nellore, also called Gandagopāla, who had been attacked by Sāmbuvarāyas and Kādavarāyas and thereby strengthened that of Rājendra. He even fought against Someśvara though he took Kānchi for himself as a reward for his services and had another allegiance, namely that to Kākatiya Ganapati of Warangal, also an enemy of the Hoysalas.